document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1147635>Question 1147635</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The product of 2 consecutive integers is 528. Find the value of each integer with work. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2+x-528=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the integers are 22 and 24. There are no two consecutive integers whose product is 528.  There are two consecutive POSITIVE integers with that product.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "quadratic formula <BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=(1/2)+/- sqrt (1+2112) and the sqrt (2113)=45.97, so with a irrational discriminant, the product requires two positive consecutive integers. </SPAN>\n" );
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